The barriers against childhood immunizations: A qualitative research among socio-economically disadvantaged mothers

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 348-352

  Topuzoǧlu, Ahmet ^a,b   Ay, Pinar ^a   Hidiroglu, Seyhan ^a   Gurbuz, Yucel ^a  

^a MARMARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b MARMARA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Barriers; Immunization; Qualitative; Turkey; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

POLIOMYELITIS VACCINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICAL SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL NETWORK; SOCIOECONOMICS; SUBURBAN AREA; VACCINATION;

ADULT; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MOTHERS; POVERTY; TURKEY;

EID: 34547806637     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: 1464360X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckl250     Document Type: Article

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